White House Confirms the U.S. Can Use Ukraine to Strike Deep Into Russia
White House Confirms Ukraine Can Use ATACMS to Strike Deep Into Russia | White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby confirmed on Monday that Ukraine is allowed to use US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles to fire at targets in the western Russian region of Kursk. [...] After the publication of the first reports that the Biden administration had quietly greenlit ATACMS strikes against Russia on November 17, officials in Washington spent days ducking the issue, with State Department spokesman Matthew Miller telling a news conference last Monday that he would "not...speak to or confirm any policy changes."
■ West Nudges Ukraine to Dirty Bomb and Nuclear Terrorism – Russian Security Service (Sputnik)
■ Putin TV Address: "Entitled to Strike" Nations Giving Weapons to Ukraine (11/22/24)
■ U.S.-led NATO now openly discussing 'preemptive precision strikes' on Russian territory (Leo Hohmann)